Outlook Magazine - Fall 2019

PATHWAYS FORWARD

NEW VICE CHANCELLOR WILLIE JOHNSON STOUT UNIVERSI TY FOUNDAT ION INC.

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reetings UW-Stout alumni and friends. It is with great pleasure that I join the Stout University Foundation team as the new Vice Chancellor for Advancement and Alumni Relations. UW-Stout’s dedication to its polytechnic mission and its unique blend of liberal arts and hands-on learning is not only what drove me to apply for this role but is what has driven the extraordinary progress made toward our Pathways Forward campaign goal. I am excited to be a part of a truly transformational time for UW-Stout. With one year remaining in our campaign, we are poised to achieve the goals established under the leadership of former Chancellor Meyer, the Stout University Foundation Board and the Pathways Forward Campaign Steering Committee. Thank you to all our alumni, friends and industry partners who have chosen to invest in UW-Stout. You have shown that every gift, regardless of size, makes an impact on our campus and allows us to continue delivering the best educational experience of our students. Over the next year, I look forward to meeting with alumni and friends around the country and learning more about UW-Stout through your passion and stories.

Warm regards,

Willie Johnson

MEET THE VICE CHANCELLOR

BEGAN WORK: May 1, replacing Mark Parsons, who retired April 1

PREVIOUS POSITION : Vice president of Development and Alumni Relations at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill. EDUCATION: Master’s in business administration, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University; bachelor’s degrees in business administration and social work, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa PERSONAL: Grew up near Des Moines, Iowa. He and his wife, Sandy, have two grown children, Evan and Chelsea. He likes to walk four to five miles a day and enjoys visiting presidential libraries and museums. QUOTE: “What we are here for is the students. We have to make sure they have a meaningful experience at this institution.”

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